Chapter 2
Alex was scared as she walked back through the cemetery, always looking behind her every chance she got. She heard about a lot of strange things that tended to happen at night in Sunnydale. She was also scared because he was still looking for her. She stopped after she thought she heard footsteps behind her, but then shrugged it off and kept walking. After a few seconds she heard it again and without even bothering to look back she just took off running. She kept running, not looking where she was going when she bumped into someone. She looked up and again couldn't seem to find her voice. "I told you." He said. "You can't run from me." She was about to scream when he put a hand over her mouth cutting her scream off. "Now Alex, there is no need for that. This would be a lot less painful for you if you just stopped fighting me." He said with a sinister voice. "Your poor mother couldn't defeat me, what makes you think you can, child." At that she bit his hand and kicked him as hard as she could in the abdomen. He let go of her as he fell to the ground. She used that to her advantage and took off running again. She knew that that wouldn't stop him for long and he was again right behind her. "You'll pay for that you stupid bitch." She didn't listen as she kept running. She stopped at a tombstone to catch her breath. She looked around and didn't see him anywhere, she wondered if he got tired and gave up, but she knew it wasn't likely. She then saw him and hid behind the tombstone. "Come out, come out wherever you are. You can't keep this up, girl. Sooner or later I will find you." Alex was still hiding when she saw a snake hiss in front of her. She was about to scream when a hand came over her mouth cutting her scream off again. She didn't know who it was, but she just stood there watching as her attacker suddenly walked away. She just sighed in relief realizing that someone's hand was still over her mouth. She didn't know if she should be afraid until he spoke.
"Whatever you do, don't scream. I won't hurt you." She noticed that he also had a British accent, but it seemed different than the one the man had in the magic shop. "I'm gonna take my hand off now and if you don't wanna wake the dead or get that bloke's attention that seems to be after you, I suggest you don't scream, okay?" She nodded and he took his hand away. She turned around and looked at him. He was very pale with bleached blonde hair and seemed to be into the leather look.
"Who...who are you?" She asked, shakily.
"Name's Spike, love. Who might you be?" He asked.
"Alex," she replied. "Thanks, for helping me." Spike nodded.
"Don't mention it, so who's the bugger that was after you?" Alex looked down then back up at him.
"He's...no one." Spike raised his eyebrows at her.
"Didn't seem like no one, seemed like he was after you for a reason." Alex shook her head, but didn't say anything. Spike saw how scared the girl was so he didn't push her. "How old are you, pet?" He asked.
"I'm sixteen," she claimed. Spike sighed.
"What's a young girl like you doing out here by yourself. This is not exactly a safe place, especially not at night." He told her.
"I got lost." She replied, but Spike wasn't convinced. He just nodded.
"Come on, I'll take you home." He started walking and noticed that she wasn't following him. "Or you could just stay here and deal with the creatures of the night." Alex looked down then raised her head to look him in the eyes.
"It's not that, I just...I don't have anywhere to go." Spike felt for the girl and walked back to her.
"What about your parents?" Alex looked like she was about to cry, but didn't want to in front of a stranger so she tried not to.
"They're...dead." She whispered, but with Spike's enhanced hearing, he was able to catch what she said.
"Sorry bout that, must be hard. Isn't there someone looking out for you, like a relative or something?" She shook her head.
"No...It's just me." Spike looked at the young girl and his unbeating heart went out to her.
"Come on, I know of someone that might be able to help you." Alex nodded and they both left the cemetery.
Alex was scared as she walked back through the cemetery, always looking behind her every chance she got. She heard about a lot of strange things that tended to happen at night in Sunnydale. She was also scared because he was still looking for her. She stopped after she thought she heard footsteps behind her, but then shrugged it off and kept walking. After a few seconds she heard it again and without even bothering to look back she just took off running. She kept running, not looking where she was going when she bumped into someone. She looked up and again couldn't seem to find her voice. "I told you." He said. "You can't run from me." She was about to scream when he put a hand over her mouth cutting her scream off. "Now Alex, there is no need for that. This would be a lot less painful for you if you just stopped fighting me." He said with a sinister voice. "Your poor mother couldn't defeat me, what makes you think you can, child." At that she bit his hand and kicked him as hard as she could in the abdomen. He let go of her as he fell to the ground. She used that to her advantage and took off running again. She knew that that wouldn't stop him for long and he was again right behind her. "You'll pay for that you stupid bitch." She didn't listen as she kept running. She stopped at a tombstone to catch her breath. She looked around and didn't see him anywhere, she wondered if he got tired and gave up, but she knew it wasn't likely. She then saw him and hid behind the tombstone. "Come out, come out wherever you are. You can't keep this up, girl. Sooner or later I will find you." Alex was still hiding when she saw a snake hiss in front of her. She was about to scream when a hand came over her mouth cutting her scream off again. She didn't know who it was, but she just stood there watching as her attacker suddenly walked away. She just sighed in relief realizing that someone's hand was still over her mouth. She didn't know if she should be afraid until he spoke.
"Whatever you do, don't scream. I won't hurt you." She noticed that he also had a British accent, but it seemed different than the one the man had in the magic shop. "I'm gonna take my hand off now and if you don't wanna wake the dead or get that bloke's attention that seems to be after you, I suggest you don't scream, okay?" She nodded and he took his hand away. She turned around and looked at him. He was very pale with bleached blonde hair and seemed to be into the leather look.
"Who...who are you?" She asked, shakily.
"Name's Spike, love. Who might you be?" He asked.
"Alex," she replied. "Thanks, for helping me." Spike nodded.
"Don't mention it, so who's the bugger that was after you?" Alex looked down then back up at him.
"He's...no one." Spike raised his eyebrows at her.
"Didn't seem like no one, seemed like he was after you for a reason." Alex shook her head, but didn't say anything. Spike saw how scared the girl was so he didn't push her. "How old are you, pet?" He asked.
"I'm sixteen," she claimed. Spike sighed.
"What's a young girl like you doing out here by yourself. This is not exactly a safe place, especially not at night." He told her.
"I got lost." She replied, but Spike wasn't convinced. He just nodded.
"Come on, I'll take you home." He started walking and noticed that she wasn't following him. "Or you could just stay here and deal with the creatures of the night." Alex looked down then raised her head to look him in the eyes.
"It's not that, I just...I don't have anywhere to go." Spike felt for the girl and walked back to her.
"What about your parents?" Alex looked like she was about to cry, but didn't want to in front of a stranger so she tried not to.
"They're...dead." She whispered, but with Spike's enhanced hearing, he was able to catch what she said.
"Sorry bout that, must be hard. Isn't there someone looking out for you, like a relative or something?" She shook her head.
"No...It's just me." Spike looked at the young girl and his unbeating heart went out to her.
"Come on, I know of someone that might be able to help you." Alex nodded and they both left the cemetery.
